About the Role
This is a challenging opportunity for an experienced Production Engineer to join our team and contribute to the success of our underground operations. As a key member of the production team, you will be responsible for providing specialist advice and executing analysis and benchmarking of Underground Production's end-to-end performance.
You will identify and implement a portfolio of improvement initiatives that enable excellence and support business priorities for continuous improvement in Copper SA. These roles are critical in assisting the production team in day-to-day operations and play a pivotal role in finding sustainable solutions through problem solving and identifying improvement opportunities through data analysis or in-field observations.
We currently have opportunities at our three Copper SA sites – Carrapateena, Prominent Hill and Olympic Dam. For all sites we offer 8 days on / 6 days off FIFO roster from Adelaide. Olympic Dam also offers the option to reside residentially in the township of Roxby Downs or DIDO from regional SA.
Key Responsibilities:
* Engage with underground crews and their leaders to ensure that new ideas are developed and practically implemented, and to build cross-team relationships
* Design and review drilling, blasting and production plans
* Compile reports & provide expertise to other teams in analysis of production performance indicators and metrics
* Analyse and determine equipment capability assumptions
* Identify functional capability gaps and recommend improvement opportunities to department leadership
* Prepare inputs to form the production budget and produce operating standards, procedures and work instructions
* Undertake QA/QC monitoring for production activities
* Undertake stope reconciliations/abandonments upon completion
Requirements:
* Degree qualified in Mining, Civil or Geotechnical Engineering (or a discipline aligning with this role)
* Experience working in an underground, hard rock, metalliferous mine environment
* Underground practical experience complete including a thorough understanding of the underground production cycle
* Proven experience in drill and blast design in sub-level open stoping preferred
* Previous experience in scheduling preferred but not essential
* Demonstrated ability to be motivated and self-directed to achieve project outcomes
* Proven ability to develop and maintain strong relationships
* Previous experience to actively promote safe production and processes
* Well-developed Microsoft Office and Deswik suite software experience
Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary package with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We also provide flexible working options, generous paid parental leave policy, extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
We strive to create a workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to making our workplace safe and inclusive for all employees.